Adobe InDesign CS5 - Illustrated Unit G: Working with Color and Tables

1. Adobe InDesign CS5 - Illustrated Unit G: Working with Color and Tables

2. Objectives • Upon completion of this unit, you should be able to: • Create a process color • Select a spot color • Create a gradient • Use the Gradient Swatch tool • Create a table • Format table cells • Insert, merge, and split table cells • Set tabs in a table

3. Creating a Process Color • Process color • Made using four process inks: • Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (i.e., CMYK) • Process inks • Used for color printing • Made by combining different percentages of one or more of the four colors • Designated for documents that will be printed on paper • Affected by paper type and other elements

4. Creating a Process Color Figure G-1: Identifying colors on the Swatches panel

5. Creating a Process Color Figure G-2: New Color Swatch dialog box

6. Creating a Process Color Figure G-3: New process color applied to artwork

7. Selecting a Spot Color • Spot colors • Type of color used for documents printed on paper • Manufactured by paint companies • More reliable than process colors • Often used for high-end commercial documents • Listed in the Swatches panel • Creating a new tint swatch • Used to create new tints

8. Selecting a Spot Color Figure G-4: Spot color in New Color Swatch dialog box

9. Selecting a Spot Color Figure G-5: Viewing PANTONE 390 M on the Swatches panel

10. Selecting a Spot Color Figure G-6: Spot color applied to apple

11. Creating a Gradient • Gradient • Type of fill for an object • Contains at least two colors that gradually blend from one to the other • Linear gradients • Blend form one point to another, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally • Radial gradients • Blend from center outward to border(s)

12. Creating a Gradient • Gradient fills • Can add texture to an object • Can give the illusion of lightness and darkness in an object • Filling text with a gradient fill • By default, text cannot be filled with a gradient fill • Text can be converted to outlines, which can be filled with a gradient

13. Creating a Gradient Figure G-7: New Gradient Swatch dialog box

14. Creating a Gradient Figure G-8: Applying a new color to the last color stop

15. Creating a Gradient Figure G-9: Choosing the color for the middle color stop

16. Creating a Gradient Figure G-10: Gradient applied to leaves

17. Using the Gradient Swatch Tool • Gradient Swatch tool • Used to change start and end points, direction, and/or angle of a gradient fill • Select an object with the gradient fill and drag the tool over the object • As you drag, a temporary line appears • Start point, end point, direction, and angle of the line created become new fill points • Only the fill of the selected object is affected, not the gradient swatch on the Swatches panel

18. Using the Gradient Swatch Tool Figure G-11: Changing the gradient fill of the left leaf

19. Using the Gradient Swatch Tool Figure G-12: Viewing the result of the Gradient tool

20. Using the Gradient Swatch Tool Figure G-13: Viewing the gradient fills

21. Creating a Table • Some types of information are best presented in a table • Rectangular object made up of many smaller rectangles called cells • Cells are laid out horizontally in rows and vertically in columns • Tables are used primarily for text • Graphics can be inserted into cells

22. Creating a Table • To create a table • First create a text box to put the table into • To make changes to a table • Select individual cells, rows, columns, or the entire table • Table panel • Includes options for modifying a table that are on the Control panel

23. Creating a Table Figure G-14: Creating a text box

24. Creating a Table Figure G-15: Preparing to select a column Figure G-16: Text entered into table

25. Formatting Table Cells • Text inside cells • Formatted the same way you format text inside a text box • Borders and shading can be applied to table cells • Width and height of table cells can be changed to fit more information inside them

26. Formatting Table Cells • Converting text to tables and tables to text • Existing text can be converted to a table using the Convert Text to Table command on the Table menu • Select the text • Click Table on the Application bar • Click Convert Text to Table

27. Formatting Table Cells Figure G-17: Modified row height

28. Formatting Table Cells Figure G-18: New formatting applied to table cells

29. Inserting, Merging, andSplitting Table Cells • Table rows and/or columns may need to be added or deleted • Add: • Use Insert Row or Insert Column dialog box • Delete: • Select the row or column • Click Table on the Application bar • Point to Delete • Click the Row or Column

30. Inserting, Merging, andSplitting Table Cells • You can also: • Combine, or merge, table cells into one cell and break up • Split a table cell into smaller cells • Creating a table style • Table cells can be filled with color to add visual interest

31. Inserting, Merging, andSplitting Table Cells Figure G-19: Viewing the merged cell

32. Inserting, Merging, andSplitting Table Cells Figure G-20: Viewing the split cell

33. Setting Tabs in a Table • Tab stops • Ruler settings that work together with the [Tab] key • Allow you to position, or justify, text • Left-justify • Center-justify • Right-justify • Numbers can be aligned at their decimal point • Use the Align to Decimal button

34. Setting Tabs in a Table Figure G-21: Tabs panel above selected text

35. Setting Tabs in a Table Figure G-22: Align to Decimal tab set

36. Setting Tabs in a Table Figure G-23: Finished table